'Gloria' Singer Laura Branigan Dies at 47

[PatrickS]

4 minutes ago

By MADISON J. GRAY, Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK - Laura Branigan (news), a Grammy-nominated pop singer best known for her 1982 platinum hit "Gloria," has died. She was 47.

Branigan died of a brain anuerysm Thursday in her sleep at her home in East Quogue, said her brother Mark Branigan. He said she had complained to a friend of a headache for about two weeks before she died, but had not sought medical attention.

"Gloria," a signature song from her debut album "Branigan," stayed atop the pop charts for 36 weeks and earned her a Grammy nomination for best female pop vocalist, the first of four nominations in her career.


http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&e=5&u=/ap/20040829/ap_on_en_mu/obit_branigan

[Rainbowreflect]

1. That is what my father died of at the age of 36.

[jdj]

4. I'm so sorry. n/t

[bluestateguy]

2. I always liked her music

My favorite song by her was "Self-Control".

[physioex]

3. Tragic.....

You will be missed Gloria. Youre songs will go on...

[jdj]

5. I loved that song "Gloria"

It was brilliant and timeless.

[Libby2]

6. I'm sorry to hear that

I love the song Gloria.

[nolabels]

7. :-(

[aaronbees]

8. That's sad ...

I used to have a crush on her. :(

[TexasSissy]

9. That's so sad. So young to die. I wondered just recently

what had happened to her. Her career sort of fizzled out, and I never heard about her after that. She was very pretty.

[Piperay]

10. R-I-P Laura

you will be missed. :cry:

[Moderator]

11. Locking.....

This is a duplicate. Please continue here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x1603797


Thank you.

DU Moderator